How long is the commute in PATERSON?
Average travel time to work in PATERSON, NJ, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
How PATERSON gets to work.
Average commute, one way: 22.0 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min
How workers get to work
- Drove alone: 62.4
- Carpooled: 17.1
- Transit: 8
- Walked: 5.8
- From home: 4.8
Average commute (minutes)
- PATERSON: 22
- Passaic County: 24.5
- NJ: 26.3
- U.S.: 23
Work from home: 4.8% — U.S.: 13.5%
What it means
The typical commute here is close to the national average.
Working from home went from 1.9% of workers in 2015 to 4.8% in the latest estimates.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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